Legal Opinion
State v. Petitto
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 15, 2011No. 2010-K-0581PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEIMER, Justice.
_JjWe granted a writ of certiorari in this case to determine whether the district court erred in granting a motion to quash an indictment charging a parish councilman with two counts of malfeasance in office, violations of LSA-R.S. 14:134. The malfeasance is based on alleged violations of duties imposed upon public officials by two provisions of the Code of Governmental Ethics. Finding the district court erred in ruling that the two-count indictment fails to charge a valid offense, we reverse the ruling of the district court, and of the court of appeal which affirmed that…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
- State v. PerezSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2004
- State v. ShawSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
- Glazer v. Com'n on Ethics for Pub. EmployeesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
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3Cited by21 opinions
- State v. PetittoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
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- State v. FergusonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
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